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By: Sharon Hope Betron Delabar https://frankscottage.blog/2013/12/14/from-faith-to-blessings/comment-page-1/#comment-1664
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 02:22:18 +0000http://frankscottage.wordpress.com/?p=611#comment-1664Lack of faith only proved destructive in my life prior to rebirth. Being a complete intellectual who relied on fact and research, I failed trusting anyone… Everything was iimperfect. Everyone was to fail me. Nothing lasted. Even my most important accomplishmen. My marriage. But with faith in the Word, I find freedom to understand and live as meant to… FAITH EMPOWERS WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE IT BELONGS. THE GOSPEL. .. then all else follows.
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By: Frank King Photos https://frankscottage.blog/2013/12/14/from-faith-to-blessings/comment-page-1/#comment-1082
Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:56:47 +0000http://frankscottage.wordpress.com/?p=611#comment-1082In reply to sqlblindman.

Good for you. I can assure you from personal experience that my embracing of faith led to better behaviour, a more generous spirit and increased charitable giving. But no way will I ever give up my seat to older folks on buses. LOL! 🙂

Well, the same awful things (and worse) occur when we believe that the supreme power of the universe agrees with our personal desires. I think we all have a responsibility to examine our morality. I think that your choice to avoid this responsibility, letting others tell you what is right and wrong, is what leads to evil. You can see this throughout history. Few of the world’s great evils would have occurred had it not been for people blindly following the directive of others. It matters not whether the directive came from authoritarian leaders, or vested clergy, or the inscrutable writing of bronze age sheep herders.

I would never claim that atheism is, by default, a moral worldview. That is because (as I have explained before), atheism is not a worldview (neither is theism). Secular Humanism is a worldview, and I do not think you will find many atrocities committed by secular humanists.

Among “worldviews”, Secular Humanism has the best record.

Regardless, I can assure you from personal experience, that my abandonment of faith did not lead to tax fraud, infidelity, or genocide. I donate blood, volunteer in my community, help others when in need, and give up my seat to old people on public transportation.

Glad you are enjoying your life. So am I. I prefer not to decide for myself what is good and right in the world. When people have that, the result can very often be not so good (avoiding paying taxes, cheating on your spouse) to horrific (the 1994 Rwandan massacre).

The death of my faith was not replaced with any other faith.
It was replaced with the freedom to enjoy my life and decide for myself what is good and right in the world.

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By: Brook Tyler https://frankscottage.blog/2013/12/14/from-faith-to-blessings/comment-page-1/#comment-1077
Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:05:53 +0000http://frankscottage.wordpress.com/?p=611#comment-1077Great article! The Bible declares that every person has been given a measure of faith. We can choose to build on it, or let it wither and die. If we let our faith in God die, then we find a replacement: our career, our favourite sports team, clubbing and parties, pornography, etc. I’m so thankful that Jesus chose to reach out to me personally through His Word and give me enough proof that I didn’t have to rely on “blind” faith!
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By: Frank King Photos https://frankscottage.blog/2013/12/14/from-faith-to-blessings/comment-page-1/#comment-1075
Mon, 16 Dec 2013 00:20:35 +0000http://frankscottage.wordpress.com/?p=611#comment-1075In reply to sqlblindman.

Thanks for your comment. It’s very evident we don’t have any common ground on this subject, so I’m quite satisfied to agree to disagree.

It is not splitting hairs to define faith as belief without evidence, and confidence as belief with evidence. To not differentiate the two, or, as you seem to be doing, to intentionally conflate the two, is equivocation. This is not a matter of opinion, but one of definition.
I make just one simple request of you Frank, and that is to stop equating faith if confidence. Have the courage of your convictions to define faith according to the accepted definition, and the in accordance with your own chosen religious dogma.
Please stop claiming that people have “faith” in science, or engineering, or medicine. Ironically, this cheapens whatever value you hold in your own beliefs.

I’m very sad to write that I use “bitter” because that’s what I so, so often see and read on atheist Internet communities.
I’m sure you pass by nasty church billboards. But that’s not even close to the point. And deflecting (the tried and true technique used by politicians) doesn’t wash with me.
As for faith with confidence, etc., in my opinion, you’re splitting hairs to justify your viewpoint.

As for Martha’s comment that the graphic “oozes with anger and insult”, I pass by much worse examples on Church signboards every single day.

So lets get past the tone of the graphic and examine its content, along with your reaction to it….

You conveniently left out the citation from Wikipedia that support the thesis of the graphic:
“proponents of faith argue that the proper domain of faith concerns questions which cannot be settled by evidence.”

Not to mention the dictionary definition of Faith:
1. Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
2. Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.

These definitions coincide with the concept of Faith in the Bible: “Blessed are those who have seen, and believed, but more blessed are those who have not seen, and believed.”

And I have explained to you before the difference between “Faith” (belief without evidence) and “Confidence” (belief with evidence). So your assertion that we put our “faith” in doctors is a common misuse of the term. We put our confidence in doctors. We put our confidence in planes and pilots. We put our confidence in bridges. We do this because we have abundant evidence that such confidence is appropriate, and we make calculated risks for our uncertainty.

Faith is “belief without evidence”.

Now, if you want to take issue with the statement that “Faith is not a virtue”, then you can make an argument that belief without evidence is virtuous. But the rest of the graphic’s assertions are correct.